#2A9977#2A9977

#2A9977 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.111 H 167.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9977
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 119)
HSL	hsl(162, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(162, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 22.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, -39.12, 9.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 40.16, 166.92°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.1086 0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.111 167.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6741, 24.6048, 21.3723)
Luminance	0.2461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9977 #992A4C

analogous

#2A9940 #2A9977 #2A8399

triadic

#2A9977 #772A99 #99772A

tetradic

#2A9977 #402A99 #992A4C #83992A

square

#2A9977 #402A99 #992A4C #83992A

split-complementary

#2A9977 #992A83 #99402A

monochromatic

#10392C #1D6952 #2A9977 #38C89C #68D6B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#2A9977 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#2A9977 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9977

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9977	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9977	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958E75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#878479

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9977;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.111 167.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b89e',
    500: '#2a9977',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9977;
$custom-light: #74b89e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9977",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.622,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6128,
    "c": 0.11108,
    "h": 167.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9977

secondary

#BC637E

accent

#4876E0

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9977

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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